If any offense under this Chapter is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico within the waters of the state, any district court in any parish bordering on the gulf shall have territorial jurisdiction. In addition, if any offense is alleged to have been committed in the Gulf of Mexico outside the state's territorial waters where the state holds jurisdictional authority over the fishing vessel under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, 16 USC 1856, any district court in any parish bordering on the gulf shall have territorial jurisdiction.
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